**Your Daily Driver Got an Overhaul: What's New in SSMS 21 and 22** How long have you had SSMS open right now? For most of us it's the tool we live in all day, and for yea

**Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate** We’ll build a DBA agent from the ground up using Model Context Protocol (MCP). You’ll see how MCP connects a language m

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**From Database Professional to AI Orchestrator: A Technical Tour of 365 Copilot** Large language models are changing how technical professionals find information, analyze

**From Database Professional to AI Orchestrator: A Technical Tour of 365 Copilot** Large language models are changing how technical professionals find information, analyze

Many AI systems fail not because the models are bad, but because the system around them delivers insight too late. This talk examines why real-world AI often underperforms

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**Implementing Azure Arc for SQL Server** Azure Arc enables hybrid and multi-cloud management for SQL Server, bringing Azure’s security, automation, and governance capabil

**Implementing Azure Arc for SQL Server** Azure Arc enables hybrid and multi-cloud management for SQL Server, bringing Azure’s security, automation, and governance capabil

**From Queries to Agents: Bringing AI Workflows to SQL Server with Vectors, MCP, and Azure Optimization** AI is becoming a core part of the SQL Server ecosystem, opening n

**Part 1 of a 4-part series about:** Hidden Pathways to Achieving Peak SQL Server Performance **Revealing Hidden Performance Issues with Extended Events** Extended Events

**Part 4 of a 4-part series** **Simplify Your Enterprise Workspace with Agent Bricks, Genie & Unity Catalog** Description: The "AI-ready" enterprise sounds great on a slid

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**Part 1 of a 4-part series** **Introduction to Spark and Databricks** Description: Apache Spark has become the de facto standard for large-scale data processing, powering

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Are you uncertain if SQL Server 2025 Vector Search has useful applications? Concerned that it is just more AI hype? Then join me in this session, where I’ll break down how

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**Duration**: 60 minutes **Level**: Beginner **Get ready to witness the power of the shell!** Join Jess, Claudio, Rob, and Jordan as they pull back the curtain on some exc

In an era defined by pervasive digital interactions, safeguarding organizational data has become paramount. This session delves into the intricate realm of Digital Forensic

In an era defined by pervasive digital interactions, safeguarding organizational data has become paramount. This session delves into the intricate realm of Digital Forensic

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**Duration**: 60 minutes **Level**: Beginner Dbachecks is a powershell module by and for DBAs and data professionals who are interested in automating their routine databas

**Duration:** 60 minutes **Level:** Beginner Pester is the Testing framework for PowerShell code. Think tSQLt for PowerShell. In this beginner friendly follow-along, you w

**Duration:** 60 minutes **Level:** Beginner Ready to dive into PowerShell but not sure where to start? Join us for an accessible introduction to PowerShell by completing

How can Azure admins and DBAs work together to ensure that the right users have the right access to the right services and data? The answer lies in understanding Azure Role

WHEN: Wednesday, September 10th, 2025, 1600 GMT DESCRIPTION of TALK As you know, we’ve already walked through the end-to-end setup of Database Watcher. But there’s more to

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WHEN: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1900 GMT DESCRIPTION of TALK Dynamic SQL has a bad reputation. Some of it is even deserved. However, dynamic SQL can be a great tool to hav

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WHEN: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025, 1600 GMT DESCRIPTION of TALK As you know, we’ve already walked through the end-to-end setup of Database Watcher. But there’s more to it th

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WHEN: Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1600 GMT DESCRIPTION of TALK Are you struggling with slow data loads in SQL Server? Then you should try inserting data in parallel and mini

In this session we showcase a built-in performance and query monitoring tool called Performance Dashboard - it is specific to SQL database in Microsoft Fabric, and supports